Le trio magnifique

Titre original : Bian cheng san xia

1966
1h 43min

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Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueDuring the late Ming Dynasty a heroic swordsman named Lu Fang (Jimmy Wang Yu) returns from battle to discover that several poor farmers have kidnapped a ruthless local magistrate's only daug... Tout lireDuring the late Ming Dynasty a heroic swordsman named Lu Fang (Jimmy Wang Yu) returns from battle to discover that several poor farmers have kidnapped a ruthless local magistrate's only daughter. Lu Fang soon joins their cause after learning that this is simply an act of desperat... Tout lireDuring the late Ming Dynasty a heroic swordsman named Lu Fang (Jimmy Wang Yu) returns from battle to discover that several poor farmers have kidnapped a ruthless local magistrate's only daughter. Lu Fang soon joins their cause after learning that this is simply an act of desperation to improve their horrifically low standards of living and extremely high taxation. The... Tout lire

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Quentin Tarantino's possible inspiration

I read about how, before he became a director, Quentin Tarantino was a video store clerk and saw a number of martial arts movies. I don't know whether or not he saw any Shaw Brothers movies, but their "Bian cheng san xia" ("The Magnificent Trio" in English) looks as if it could've easily been the inspiration for "Kill Bill". As with a number of martial arts movies, the plot is secondary to the action. Here we get lots of sword fighting, bloodletting, destruction, and even flying (so could it have also inspired "Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon"?). This story of a man taking on corruption in old China has everything that a fan of martial arts movies could want. It's a pity that the Shaw Brothers' movies aren't that well known in the west. Some truly cool stuff here.